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As part of efforts to strengthen good relationship between Igbo traders and their host community, Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State and Chairman, South East Governors’ Forum has intervened in the ongoing struggle between the south easterners and Yoruba in Lagos State. The Imo State Governor led this out during his recent visit to Lagos, where he attended the Nigeria Governors’ Forum meeting and President Tinubu’s homecoming ceremony. It was gathered that Governor Uzodimma took the opportunity to meet with the Igbo business community in the state. INFORMATION NIGERIA reports that Governor Uzodimma listened attentively as the Igbo business community expressed their concerns and frustrations. READ MORE:  Alaba Market: “Remove Your Microfocus From Lagos, Direct It To Anambra”– Omokri Slams Ezekwesili He recognized the adverse impact these issues have had on their businesses and residence in Lagos, as well as the prevailing security challenges faced by both communities. Uzodimma enc

In an effort to enhance professionalism within the society, the acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun has summoned some policemen of the Edo State Command over a horrible incident, making waves on social media, where they ran a vehicle over a citizen. The IGP, condemning the action of the policemen in Ekpoma, Edo State, implored members of the public to remain calm and law-abiding as the Police authorities handle the matter. Egbetokun, in his reaction, ordered the officers to report at the Force headquarters in Abuja on Monday for further action. INFORMATION NIGERIA reports that the affected officers had earlier been arrested and detained in Edo. READ MORE:  ‘Correct This Injustice, Reinstate Us’ — Dismissed Police Officers Urge IGP Egbetokun According to the force’s supreme leader in a statement made available to the public on Friday by its Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said; “The Ag. Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD

The university town of Ekpoma in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State was thrown into turmoil on Thursday evening when a police van ran over a suspect who had been arrested, handcuffed, and made to lie half-clad. In a video that circulated online on Friday, the handcuffed man was seen lying down in front of the police van. While some people engaged the policemen in a discussion, the driver of the police van ran over the handcuffed man, dragging him along the road for a few metres. The incident generated uproar from the crowd, but the angry crowd was quickly dispersed by gunshots from the policemen. READ ALSO: Man Arrested For Robbing People With Fake Gun The spokesman of the Edo State Police Command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, in a press statement, said the policemen have been arrested. The statement read in part: “Edo State Police Command wishes to inform the general public that it is aware of the trending video in the social media that shows some police officers with a Sienna

  No fewer than four people have been injured with many feared trapped in a two-storey building, which collapsed, yesterday, at Rumuoke Street, off Okilton junction on Ada George Road, Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. INFORMATION NIGERIA reports that the collapsed structure was said to have been erected for the hospitality business and a sit-out bar. It was gathered that, aside from the four persons said to have sustained series of injuries, no life was lost in the incident. The injured persons are currently being treated at a hospital near the accident scene. An eyewitness, Mrs. Chineyere Nduh, told The Guardian that some of the trapped workers were living in the building because of the hike in transportation as a result of subsidy removal, since their homes were far from the construction site. She said residents, in the early hours of yesterday, heard a loud sound from the building and when they rushed out to confirm what it was, they noticed that the two-storey buildi

The management of Lekki Deep Seaport has announced the arrival of Rimbaud, the first transshipment vessel to call at the container terminal of the deep seaport. A statement by the port said that the vessel owned by CMA CGM shipping company, arrived at the terminal on Thursday. The statement added that the vessel came with cargo from two of the largest container shipping lines in the world, CMA CGM and Maersk. According to the statement, the vessel was carrying 411 twenty-foot equivalent units of transshipment cargo and had a nominal container handling capacity of 6,900 TEUs. READ ALSO: Ukraine Sign MoU With Nigeria To Build Grain Terminal At Lekki Port The statement read in parts, “The vessel, which arrived at approximately 1.00 pm on Thursday, June 29, 2023, was carrying cargo from two of the largest container shipping lines in the world, CMA CGM and Maersk. “The service originated from the far east passing through Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou, Nansha, TanjungPelpas, and Singapore

Accused Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy allegedly raped a young woman, then told her “it’s fine, I’ve had sex with 10,000 women”, a jury has heard. The 28-year-old is accused of attacking the woman, aged 24 at the time, at his £4m mansion in Mottram St Andrew, Cheshire, in October 2020. He is also accused of the attempted rape of another woman, aged 29 at the time, who said he also attacked her at his home two years before. INFORMATION NIGERIA reports that Mendy, who is standing trial at Chester Crown Court, denied both charges. The jury of six women and six men have been told by trial Judge Stephen Everett, that the France international was found not guilty of sexual offences alleged by other women after a trial that ended in January this year. He told jurors the jury last time could not reach verdicts on the two charges they are hearing, that of rape and attempted rape, hence his re-trial on those two charges. The judge warned them not to

A suspected child trafficker, Ekpereamaka Okonkwo, who runs a brothel alongside her husband in Oba community, in the Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been apprehended. Okonkwo was arrested by the Anambra State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare in collaboration with the Anambra State Police Command on Tuesday. Okonkwo, a nursing mother, recently had her brothel shut down by youths of the Oba community, where about nine underage girls serving as prostitutes were rescued. The suspect went into hiding when the State Government, through the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo, led a team of security agents to arrest her. Obinabo later confirmed on Tuesday that Okonkwo and her husband have been arrested. READ ALSO: Eight Nigerian Nationals Arrested In Libya Over Alleged Prostitution The commissioner said: “When she heard we were looking for her, she reached out to us through her husband, asking that she wanted to give me

Popular socialite and businessman, Mike Nwogu, better known as Pretty Mike, has revealed that the least he has ever spent on pulling a stunt was N2 million. The internet personality, known for pulling extreme stunts at events, said it was no big deal to lavish N2 million to N5 million for fun. Pretty Mike stated this in a recent interview with reality star, Tacha, on Cool FM, Lagos. READ ALSO: Socialite Pretty Mike Storms Event As A One-Eyed Man Leading The Blind (Video) He said, “I think, the lowest I have done [spent on pulling a stunt] should be close to N2 million. “Well, it’s not a big deal. Some of these things you do go to the club and drink it off. Some of it, something you wear as an outfit. So, people make it look like such a big whole deal. I mean, what is 2, 3, 4, 5 million Naira nowadays to have fun?” The socialite said his recent stunt where he was captured “cooking” a midget at an event “could have gone really ugly” but he made a last minute change. On how he ge

Popular fashion designer, Toyin Lawani has threatened to expose debtors showing off on social media. The fashionista via an Instagram post on Tuesday, called out people who are indebted to her but go off on social media to show off fake lifestyles. READ ALSO: Toyin Lawani Celebrates Daughter’s Nanny, Calls Her ‘Super Nanny’ She expressed anger over the behavior of some debtors towards people’s businesses, stating that they take businesses for granted. Toyin further said such debtors intentionally ignore every attempt to reach them, but come on social media to show off. She wrote: “People get mind sha, how can you be owing someone money and you will be posting lifestyle, he shock me, wow wow wow, I fit vex tag the person sef, what rubbish, you take peoples business for granted a lot.” See post below: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tiannah Styling (@tiannahsplacempire) The post Toyin Lawani Threatens To Embarrass Debto

The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Bauchi State Command in conjunction with 33 Artillery Nigerian Army have discovered and harvested cannabis farms in Alkaleri, Darazo, Ningi and Giade LGAs of the state. The State Commander, CN Ali Aminu, disclosed this while addressing journalists in his office at the Command Headquarters in Bauchi on Monday, June 26, 2023. The command also arrested 372 drug offenders, successfully prosecuted and convicted 103 of them and 31 other cases still pending in Court, while 73 drug users are being counselled and rehabilitated, majority of them through brief preventions. He said that the Command seized a total of 1,289.153 kilograms of different classes of drugs from August, 2022 to date. READ ALSO: “5,147 Out Of 31,675 Drug Trafficking Suspects Arrested Have Been Jailed” – NDLEA “It is also worthy of note to mention that the Command discovered and harvested Cannabis farm at Digare, Alkaleri LGA of the State in conjunction with 33Artille

Men of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested a man identified as Gabriel Okon Ekpiri of Ekit Itam Akpan Obong in Itu Local Government Area of the State for selling his nine-year-old son for N400,000. Spokesperson of the State Police Command, Odiko MacDon, made this known in a statement released on Tuesday, June 26. READ ALSO: Woman Arrested For Alleged Attempt To Steal Baby For Money Ritual From Hospital In Lagos According to the statement, the man was arrested by operatives of the Quick Intervention Squad (QIS) of the state Police Command. The statement read in part, “The Commissioner of Police Akwa Ibom State, Olatoye Durusinmi, has condemned the action of one Gabriel Okon Ekpiri of Ekit Itam Akpan Obong in Itu Local Government Area, who sold his nine year old son for N400,000.” The CP noted that the act was barbaric and totally unacceptable, and the suspect who was arrested by the quick Intervention Squad of the Command has confessed to the crime while blaming the

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) which was subpoenaed by the Lagos State Governorship Election Tribunal to tender under oath, the certificate of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has failed to do so. Information Nigeria reports that the court had issued the order based on request of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) governorship candidate, Abdulazeez Adediran, that Sanwo-Olu lied on oath in his 2023 form EC9 by presenting a forged certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in 2019. Jandor challenged the integrity of the sudden appearance and upload of Sanwo-Olu’s WAEC result on the verification portal and subpoenaed WAEC to come and tender the said 1981 certificate under oath in court. In a statement to newsmen, a review of Sanwo-Olu’s 2019 Form CF001 found that the WAEC statement of result he claimed he sat for in 1981 in Ijebu Ife Community Grammar School, Ogun state, was verified invalid on the WAEC result verification portal. “Whi

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a fake Senator, Ifechukwu Tom Makwe for alleged €5.7million (Five Million, Seven Hundred Thousand euros) internet fraud. The Commission’s Spokesperson, Wilson Uwajeren, who confirmed the arrest in a statement on Monday, said Makwe was arrested at the Guzape area of Abuja after credible intelligence about his internet-related fraud activities. “It was discovered that the suspect, bearing many aliases (Fahad Makwe, Senator Tompolo, Tom Makwe, Dr. Bran), defrauded a Spaniard of Five Million, Seven Hundred Thousand Euros (€5.7million)”, the spokesman said. READ ALSO: EFCC Warns Skit Makers, Movie Producers Against Unauthorised Use Of Jackets, Symbols He also revealed that the suspect allegedly claimed to be a US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent and diplomatic solicitor, and succeeded in defrauding his victim using fake identities. “The suspect allegedly started defrauding the victim in 2013 when he first met

Nigerians participating in the 2023 hajj pilgrimage have decried the lack of enough tents at Mina, the capital city of Niger State, a camping site pilgrims lodge before going to Mount Arafat. According to a traveler who spoke with DAILY TRUST NEWSPAPER, anonymously said, they were in unconducive situation as they were out without any amenity while fending for themselves under the excruciating sun in the city. “It was surprising when we came to Mina on Monday to learn that there was no tent for us. The sun was intense and at first, we looked for clothes to cover our head but when the inconvenience got out of hand, we had to take cover under a bridge.” While stating that the situation did not only affect Nigerian pilgrims as those from other African countries were with them, the person said she was a state of confusion on how to complete the long walk to Arafat on Tuesday. “Coming here without access to a roof to cover our heads, water and other necessity is wrong. What we were told

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed commercial banks to obtain social media handles and digital identification of customers as a mandatory Know Your Customer (KYC) policy in the financial services sector. The new directive according to the CBN is targeted at strengthening the fight against financial crimes as contained in the CBN’s Customer Due Diligence Regulations 2023 report, which was posted on its website and addressed to all banks and other financial institutions. The regulation stated: “Financial Institutions, FIs shall not establish or keep anonymous accounts, numbered accounts or accounts in fictitious names. “FIs shall undertake CDD measures when: Establishing business relationships; “Carrying out occasional transactions above the applicable and designated threshold of US$1,000 or its equivalent in other currencies or as may be determined by the CBN from time to time, including where the transaction is carried out in a single or several transactions or operati

Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has, again, tasked the Federal Government to release the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The group believed that the appointment of new service chiefs by President Bola Tinubu might be meaningless without the freedom of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Recall that the IPOB leader was arrested in Kenya and renditioned to Nigeria by the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari for treason. This was disclosed in a statement by the President of the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, at the inauguration of the women and youth wing of the group, on Sunday in Abuja. READ MORE:  Ejiofor Tackles Nnamdi Kanu’s Brother, Denies Sacking Of IPOB Leader’s Legal Team Iwuanyanwu, who was represented by the Secretary of Igbo Elders Consultative Forum, Prof. Charles Nwekeadu, said: “If you ask me, my advice to Mr President is that what the South East needs is security.

Barely few days to the celebration of Eid-el-Kabir by Muslim faithful around the world and in Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is believed to return to the country on Tuesday, a day before the Sallah celebrations. A source close to the Presidency confirmed this to Channels Television on Sunday, that the President would spend the Sallah holiday in Lagos, the nation’s commercial hub. Recall that President Tinubu wrapped up his official visit to Paris, where he actively participated in the summit for ‘A New Global Financing Pact,’ hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron. READ MORE:  Nigeria Ready For Business, Open For Investments — Tinubu Tells Investors In Paris INFORMATION NIGERIA reports that during the summit, the President took advantage of the platform to engage in high-profile sideline meetings with fellow heads of state, global business leaders, and notable executives from renowned multilateral and development finance institutions worldwide. President Tinubu was expec

A middle-aged man identified as Usman Buda was beaten to death by an angry mob, for allegedly making blasphemous comments against Prophet Muhammad on Sunday, June 25. Confirming the incident to newsmen, the Spokesperson of the Command, ASP Ahmad Rufai, said at about 9.20am today, the police received a distress call that the deceased who is a Butcher, was mobbed and attacked by some Muslim faithfuls who inflicted serious injuries on him. READ ALSO: 24-Year-Old Man Remanded For Squandering Money Stolen From Helper Who Rescued Him From Angry Mob “Upon receiving the information, the Commissoner of Police, Area Commander Metro and DPO kwanni led a team of policemen and all other operational commanders to the scene. “On arrival, the mob escaped the scene and left the victim unconscious where he was rescued and taken to Usmanu Danfodio Teaching Hospital Sokoto (UDUTH) for treatment and was later Confirmed dead at the said Hospital.” Rufai said calm has been restored to the area. He men

The media office of Lagos State deputy governor, Obafemi Hamzat has described allegations that he renounced his Nigerian citizenship as “misleading and inaccurate.” Information Nigeria reports that during the Lagos governorship election petition tribunal proceeding on Thursday, Olubusayo Fasidi, an immigration lawyer in the United States, had claimed that Hamzat took an oath of allegiance in the US to renounce his Nigerian citizenship. But Hamzat’s media office in a statement on Saturday, said the reports circulating were untrue reflections of the proceedings that took place at the tribunal. The media office said the witness tendered two documents — a blank form of application for US naturalisation and a blank oath of US allegiance document — tagged forms 8CFR/337 and N400 respectively which were admitted and marked as exhibits. The statement read: “When the witness was confronted with the fact that the only two documents she was basing her claims on, were merely downloaded blank d

Wagner chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin will go to Belarus with criminal charges against him dropped in a deal to end his insurrection, Moscow has revealed. Prigozhin said he was turning his forces around from a march toward Moscow shortly after the Belarusian government said it had reached a deal with him to halt the advance. Information Nigeria had reported earlier that, Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to punish those behind the “armed uprising” after Wagner claimed control of military facilities in two Russian cities. Prigozhin had accused Russia’s military leadership of striking a Wagner camp on Friday. It’s the first time Prigozhin has been seen in public since he announced that his troops would “turn back” from Moscow and return to “field camps.” However, it is unclear where Prigozhin is currently en route to, but per the apparent deal, he is expected to be sent to Belarus and not face any criminal charges. In a post on Telegram, Prigozhin said the move was done to avoid blo

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Former Managing Director of the Nigeria Port Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman, has revealed that the removal of fuel subsidy is in the best interest of Nigerians. Recall that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu made the announcement during his inaugural speech on the 29th of May 2023. Stating this during an interview with Arise TV on Saturday, Usman she doesn’t consider the removal of fuel subsidy as suffering the Nigerian masses. Usman also added that the Federal Government cannot be subsidizing petrol for other countries. READ MORE:  Fuel Subsidy Palliatives: ‘Distribution Process Will Not Be Politicized’ – Gov. Bala Mohammed Assures He said: “I don’t consider the removal of subsidy as ‘suffering’ the masses. It’s a reflection of the current reality in Nigeria. “It’s important for Nigerians to note that the notion of the government subsidizing them is misleading; the government was subsidizing for other countries.” Usman, while reacting to the student’s loan also announced by Presid

Popular Nollywood actress, Ini Edo has revealed that she regrets getting married. The actress made this statement while talking about her failed marriage with media personality Chude Jideonwo. Recall that on November 29, 2008, the beautiful thespian married American-based businessman Philip Ehiagwina, but the marriage only lasted five years before the couple divorced in 2013. READ ALSO: Celebrities React As Ini Edo Sparks Marriage Rumor After She Is Spotted With Wedding Ring, Gowns In the interview, Ini-Edo revealed that the marriage was forced upon her by her family and that she would only consider marriage with the right person. She said, “I regretted my decision to get married because it wasn’t just the right move to make.” In 2021, the actress welcomed a child via surrogacy, revealing that she chose that route due to miscarriages. “I chose surrogacy because I had a couple of miscarriages. And I just got tired of trying. “I don’t have a husband. So, I’m like, I want a chil

The Labour Party (LP) and its candidate, Peter Obi, have closed the case against the election of President Bola Tinubu after calling 13 witnesses to prove their allegations that the February 25 presidential election was rigged in his favour. Information Nigeria reports the petitioners closed their case having he tendered several documentary evidence before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) in Abuja. Among exhibits he tendered before the court included polling unit results from 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, as well as bundle of documents containing the total number of Permanent Voters Card, PVCs, that were collected in 32 States prior to the 2023 general elections. Asides tendering four video exhibits, one of which was a press conference, where the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmoud Yakubu, assured that election results would be electronically transmitted in real-time using the Bimodal Voter Accreditation

President Bola Tinubu on Friday revealed more reasons on why he suspended Godwin Emefiele as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Recall that INFORMATION NIGERIA had earlier reported that President Tinubu issued a statement for the suspension of the embattled CBN Governor, Emefiele. However, The Tinubu while addressing some Nigerians in diaspora, during an interactive session, said the country’s financial system under Emefiele was rotten. He added that the system allowed few people to make money illegally while Nigerians in the diaspora were unable to send money home because of multiple exchange rates. READ MORE:  Palliatives Underway To Cushion Effect Of Subsidy Removal – Tinubu Tells Nigerians In Diaspora President Tinubu said such happenings have now become things of the past as the person responsible for such is in the hands of the law enforcement agents. He said: “Then the financial system was rotten. Few people making bags of our money and then you yourself, y